More than 100 members of Congress sign the Southern Manifesto, pledging resistance to school desegregation ordered by Brown v. Board.
At a Glance
- Date
- 12 March 1956
- Location
- Washington, D.C.
- Category
- Law & Justice
- Source
- Congressional Record, March 12, 1956 · U.S. Senate
What It Meant Then
It gave official sanction to 'massive resistance' across the South.
What It Means Now
The Manifesto marked how deeply the political establishment opposed integration.
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